Advertising novelty



Jan. 8, 1924.

E. T. GARLICK ADVERTISING NOVELTY Filed Oct 13 1922 s Sh e'ets-Sheet 1 E']: INVENTOR ATTORNEY -WITNESI Jan. 8 1924.

E. T. GARLICK ADVERTISING NOVELTY Filed OGt. l3 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 5 t e e h s t e e h S 5 2 Kmm mwl 7 LO, Q R n m 6 Gut .I.C TT d Ew D1 m 4" 1 M 8 i 8 5 v m 4 o 5 J 44 E I mvzuroa ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Jan. 8 1924.

E. T. GARLICK ADVERTISING NOVELTY Filed Oct. 15. 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 4.

ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES ERNEST THOMAS GARLIGK, or steam, MICHIGA.'H.

ADVERTISING NOVELTY. Y

application filed October 13, 1922'. Serial No. 594,291.

To all "whom'it may concern y present invention has reference to an advertising novelty.

An object is to produce an advertising novelty in which a figure representing a magician stands before'a table-and has his hat placed on the table to cover an opening therein, while below the table there is a revoluble wheel comprising a plurality of segments in the nature of shelves, each of said shelves having supported thereon an article, whilemeans' is provided for slowly and intermittently rotating thewheel as well as for projecting the shelves on segments thereof through the openingto bring the objects on'the shelves or segments above the top of the table, and immediately thereafter meansis providedfor elevating the hat of the figure, and thereafter lowering the same to again cover the. opening in the table when 'the shelf is lowered and the wheel again revolved, the result being that separate and distinctarticles are brought successively to view. upon the raising of-the hat of'the figure so that anovel, amusing and somewhatmystifying result is produced. A further objectisto produce a device of this character. which can'suc'cessfully' be employed either as an'advertising novelty, or as an amusing toy, and which embodies in its' construction the desirable features of simplicity, cheapness inmanufacture, and

accuracy in operation. 7

'lh 'nventionis capable of many embodiments, but only one is herein set forth, and therefore 'it'is taken as. being illustrative, and not aslimited. With-this in mind, th e invention has been illustrated in the accom pan'ying drawings in which H Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the hat carried by the toy covering the opening in'the table. f Figure 2 is a-=similar viewbut showing the '7 hatelevated and one of the shelf like segopening infthe table. I g .Figuref37s an approximately central vertii calf longitudinal sectional view through the view taken through the construct illustrated in Figure 2.

ments on the wheel" raised through the construction in the table, illustrated in Fgure -1, a portion ofthe figureflbein'g-also shown in section. I I s i r r Figureet is a substantially similar sectional on as F gure '5.-is a horizontal sectional-view approximately on the line 55 of -F igure;2.

Figure 6 is a sectional view approximately on the line 6--6 of Figure 5. V

Figure 7 is a sectional view approximately ion the line 77 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a sectional view approximately on thel-ine 8-8 offFigure 7. Figures '9 and 10 illustrate details.

Referring now to the drawingsiin detail,

:the numeral ,1 designates "the, base plate. of

the improvement on which there is removably secured the flanged-edges of a: hollow member in the nature of a casing butwhich, in view of the nature of'the improvement, I will hereinafter refer toas thetable." The table is indicated bythe numeral 2,1iand may have both its sides and ends at the upper portions-thereof inclined inwardly tow-ard 'the fiat top-3. The top 3 is provided with a substantially rectangular opening 4. At the rear of the table there is secured'on the base l-acfigure'r'epresenting a magician andwhich is indicated by the numeralffii The arms 6 of'the figure are pivotally secured to the shoulders thereof, as indicated by the numeral 7,- and the hands} of the figure have pivotally supported thereto a hollow member which isv elliptical in plan and which has its lower edge :flanged, the said member representing ahat'and is indi- 'cated in the drawingsby the numeral 8. The flange or'rim of the hat' is designed to rest over the flat top 3 of the table 2, and

the hatis of a size to fully cover the opening 4 in the top3ofthe saidtable.

'On the base,' approximately centrallyzwith but slightly tothe'sides of the opening in the topof the' table there are hollow uprights 9. respectively. The tubular uprightsphave their confronting faces-notched longitudinally from their outer ends for a desired distance, as indicated by ,the "nnmesalgm and likewise have their surfaces which =eon= front the front andv rear of the-table -provi'ded with notches "l1 and 12' respectively.

In the tubular i uprightsQ -thereEa're rods 13. Thenpper ends ofthese rods are formed with angle extensions -l4;' \v liichj passi through sired.

the notches 10, the said rods having their lower ends arranged at an outward angle and projecte-dthrough the notches 11. For distinction, the lower angle portions of the rods are indicated by the numeral 15, the same having their extremities bifurcated. Pivoted in the bifurcated ends of the portions 15'of the rods 13 are levers 16 respectively. Each lever is pivoted on a support 17 that is secured to and arises fromthe base 1. The u'pperangleends 14 of each of the rods 13 has secured thereon a laterally extending plate 18, and the said plates may be slightly rounded longitudinally, if de- J ournaled in suitable bearings provided in uprights 19, and also in bearings provided by the uprights 9, if desired, there is a shaft 1 20. On the shaft 20 to one side of one of the tubular uprights 9 there is a comparatively small star wheel 21. Keyed or otherwise secured on the shaft 20 between the tubular uprights 9 are hubs 22, from each of which radiates tubular spokes 23 respectively. The spokes 23 are arranged in opposed pairs and are designed to receive therein fingers in the nature of rods 24 that have their outer ends connected to plates 25 which I shallhereinafter refer to as shelves. Between the shelves 25 and the barrel 26 that connects the spaced hubs 23 there are spring means 27 connected to both the barrel and the respective shelves, the said spring means normally holding the shelves 25 in contacting engagement with the outer ends of the spokes-23. One ofthe shelves 25 at all times; rests on the plates 18 rovided on the upper angle ends 14 of t e rods 13. Each shelf is preferably of a size greater than the area ofthe opening 4 in the top 3 of the table 2, but each shelf has arranged on the outer face thereof an. angle, tray 28, and in each ofthe trays there is removabl secured the articles 29. to be displayed. t will be apparent that when the star wheel 21 is contacted, in a manner presently to be described, the shaft 20v and consequently the wheel will be. rotated, and it will be further apparent that when the levers 16. are contacted,

"also in a manner presently to .be. de-

7 scribed, the rods 13 carrying the plates 18 will be elevated through the uprights or standards 9, the leverand the star wheel being. alternately contacted so that when the 7 wheel is not rotated, the plates 18 on the rods 13 will elevate one of the shelves 25 through the opening 4 in the top of the table 2, the

spring means between the shelf and the barrel between the hubs of the wheel returning the said shelf to within the table immediately prior to the rotation of the wheel.

I cles 29 upon the separate shelves will be- In, this manner it will be seen that the artisuccessively displayed on the top of the table.

I having having its outer end Provided spaced. upstanding arms 30 respectively, the said arms being provided with hearing openings for a shaft 31. V Keyed on this shaft there is a toothed wheel 32. The teeth of the wheel 32 are e ual in number to the teeth '80 the teeth of the star wheel corresponds with of the star whee 21., and the number of the number of shelves carried by the wheel.

rights 9, and to one side thereof there are 1 The ;wheel 32 is of a materially greater size 7 than the star wheel. Keyed on the shaft 32 there is a gear wheel 33, the latter being 35 arrangedtransversely of the base 1 and its ends "journaled in suitable bearing ,85 in mesh with a pinion 34 keyed on a shaft:

supports36. The shaft 35, adjacent to its ends has secured thereon cam members 37, thesaid cams being in the path of contact with the levers 16 and are of a. length not only to swing the levers to .raise the rods 13 to operate the shelves as above described, but also to hold the shelves so raised for a period corresponding to the time required in the raising and lowering of the hat 9, and also corresponding with the period of time re uired between the contactin en a 'ement ofthe teeth or fingers on the wheel 32 with the teeth orfingers onthe star wheel- 21.;

'On the second end of-the shaft 31 there is a comparatively large gear wheel 38 which is in mesh with a pinion 39 keyed or other wise secured on a shaft 40 journaled in bearings 41 supported from the base 1 and with a wheel 1 42 which ispreferably peripherally grooved for the reception of la belt,.the said'belt being driven by any suitable source of power (not shown). It is, of course, to be under:

rectly to a motor, if desired. I

On the shaft 35, to one si 7 37 there are secured .pairs, of trip.;fingers 43 respectively. Thesefingers are in the path of contact with the levers 44, the said levers being pivotally supported on uprights 45 secured to the base 1. The levers have 7 their ends nearest "the figure 5 pivotally; connected to the bifurcated ends 46 ofj-rods 47. The opposite ends of the rods 47-are de of the cams.

stood that the shaft 40 maybe .hitched di- 1 parent from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the drawings, but

as previously stated it is to be understood that the showing is merely illustrative and is susceptible to various changes and modifications. In theillustrative embodiment the improvement is designed as an advertising novelty for the show windows of jewelers, the trays on the shelves having supported thereon different articles of jewelry, but it is apparent that other articles or objects may be arranged upon the separate trays. It will be further apparent that by a slight change in the construction, the figure may manipulate two hats and the objects on the trays may represent animals, birds, etc.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. In an advertising novelty, a casingv having an open top and representing a table, a figure having movable arms positioned at one side of the table, a flanged casing representing a hat carried by the hands of the figure and normally over the opening in the table, revoluble means in the table, articles to be displayed carried thereby, means for imparting a continuous intermittent motion to the revoluble means, means for singly projecting the articles therefrom through the opening in the table when the wheel is halted, means for automatically returning the article to normal position when the wheel is in motion, and means for swinging the arms of the figure to bring the hat thereof away from the openingwhen an'article is in display position and for again swinging the arms" to bring the hat over the opening when the revoluble means is actuated.

2. In an advertising novelty, a hollow casing representing a table having an opening in the top thereof, a figure at one side of the table, arms pivotally secured thereto, a

flanged hollow member representing a hat halted,means actuated by the means for ro-,

tating the wheel for elevating the shelf below the table opening to arrange the tray and article thereon through said opening when the wheel is halted, means also actuated by said operating means for swinging the arms of the figure to raise the hat when the article is in display position, means actuated by said operating means for lowering the shelf and tray prior to and at the time of the turning of the wheel and for also swinging the arms of the figure to bring'the hat thereof over the opening in the table.

a In testimony whereof I hereby aflix my signature.

ERNEST THOMAS GARLICK. 

